Constrained Ramsey numbers of graphs

  • Authors:
  • Robert E. Jamison;Tao Jiang;Alan C. H. Ling

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634;Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056;Department of Computer Science, University of Vermont

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Graph Theory
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Given two graphs G and H, let f(G,H) denote the minimum integer n such that in every coloring of the edges of Kn, there is either a copy of G with all edges having the same color or a copy of H with all edges having different colors. We show that f(G,H) is finite iff G is a star or H is acyclic. If S and T are trees with s and t edges, respectively, we show that 1+s(t-2)-2≤f(S,T)≤(s-1)(t2+3t). Using constructions from design theory, we establish the exact values, lying near (s-1)(t-1), for f(S,T) when S and T are certain paths or star-like trees. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 42: 1–16, 2003